Showing posts with label Red Sox Nation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red Sox Nation. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Java & Fish Wrap 08.20.08 Complete Game Edition

Good Morning everyone, no, we will not spend all day ragging on SayHey about his team giving up a complete game to the Marlins. It was their first complete game since 2006, just over 300 games. To put it into context Roy Halladay has had 15 himself during that time span. That's ok though, his team at least kept the Marlins from scoring in the double digits, I can't claim that.

The good news this morning is we now have a plan in place in case the Nazis try to invade Poland again.

It's nice to see that Texas isn't as different as California as this former Governor follows the Jerry Brown path of politics.

Well, the GOP plans a counter convention in Denver, with apparenlty the headliner being Mitt Romney, which makes sense since no one in his party wants him around. Of course Mitt Romney doesn't have, say, the drawing power of the greatest political band of all time. I know the Republicans have this and the Ron Paul convention going on at the same time, but nothing formal by the Democrats that I can remember. This is a bit of a tantrum then if you ask me, trying to prove that the entire country doesn't hate them, just half. I honestly have no idea what this is supposed to accomplish except to take coverage away from the convention itself? Dews, thoughts?

Sadly, the truth wasn't out there at that press conference last week. No word of yet if that really was Roddy McDowell's coffin.

Good news over at MSNBC, Rachel Maddow is getting her own show, replacing Dan Abrams. This is good news as it eliminates, one by one, the wolves in sheeps clothing on MSNBC.

Once again, it feels like parents wanting the schools to raise their children and not do the job themselves. Look, I don't have a problem spanking your child but where I draw the line is when you allow some stranger who is supposed to be educating your child, not beating them.

It appears the first big step in the West Memphis Three case finally happened and their lawyers will be given a three-week slate to go over the new information to see if it can grant the boys a new trial.

Well, it's official Senator Joe Liberman is offically the Benedict Arnold of the 21st century.

Note to all Republicans who want to suppose they know how a deceased legend would act in an election, check with the legend's family before you go running your mouth there Mr. Rich. Ask the Dixie Chicks if country means Republican.

Good news for Dews, in a way, the O's became the fastest team to draw 50 million fans into their stadium. Of course, as the article says, those fans are mostly Red Sox and Yankees fans...

I know Dewey feels this, but our thoughts and prayers go out to Carl Yastrzemski who underwent a triple bypass yesterday and is still with us thankfully.

Someone needs to remind Marshall Faulk and everyone else who complains about Matt Cassel's performance that the man was a career backup in college and the fact he's been on a NFL roster since then is damn near a miracle, ask Tim Couch.

Finally, this is the best news fans could ever hope to receive as the original geniuses have signed on to work with Guillermo del Toro on the Hobbit. Words cannot begin to express how huge this is, how The Hobbit may now actually be better then the Lord of the Rings since del Toro is a much better director then Peter Jackson.

Today's flickr

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Monday, March 3, 2008

Red Sox Nation vs Yankee Country

God why oh why did Hank have to open his big dumb mouth and start the debate of "Red Sox Nation". In his attempt to diminish Boston and their new-found glory, Hank Steinbrenner had to say :

"Red Sox Nation? What a bunch of [expletive] that is," he said in an interview with The New York Times' Play magazine. "That was a creation of the Red Sox and ESPN, which is filled with Red Sox fans.
"Go anywhere in America and you won't see Red Sox hats and jackets, you'll see Yankee hats and jackets. This is a Yankee country. We're going to put the Yankees back on top and restore the universe to order."


Now granted, i couldn't agree more with Hank. Red Sox Nation is a fabricated description of BOSTON fans. We can thank Peter Gammon's for that one. But it never really bothered me (in fact, fuel the fire to my loathing of Red Sox fans) until now. The smugness and "shit don't stink" attitude has rubbed off on the former Marlins Principal/Current money whore, John Henry, to where he has officially inducted Hank into the Red Sox Nation. Hank, not known for snappy comebacks like dear old dad, graciously declined.

Call me an antagonist here, but I was hoping for Holly War here. Ive been to Yankee Stadium and have seen Red Sox fans get the shit kicked out of them (while cops turn the other cheek and snicker) just for sporting a Beantown hat. I want that kind of rivalry to continue and on a greater scale. I want all out hooliganism to reign supreme. But Hank had to spoil the fun and play along with it. Oh well, here is for hoping.

On a side note- Only Red Sox nation would get a kick out of Jonathon Papelbon performing Michael Flattery's greatest River Dance hits. . Enjoy the video

Monday, February 11, 2008

Red Sox News: Rambo Ramirez?

You know its a good day in Red Sox Nation when the Globe confirms that Manny Ramirez has a new nickname: Rambo. Apparently he's been hitting the weights wicked hard, and is looking ripped heading into spring training. If this keeps him from getting injured this year, I'm all for it. Expect big things from Manny after an off-year during the regular season and two $20 million club options coming up at the end of the year.

In other news, the Sox avoided arbitration, signing Kevin Youkilis to a $3 million, one-year deal. Hopefully the Sean Casey signing will keep Youk from his now-traditional second half cool down.

Only two days left!